Beattie heeds future cyclone warnings. Australia's largest insurer has warned the Gold Coast in south-east Queensland is the nation's equivalent to New Orleans before it was hit by hurricane Katrina. [News Source]

Burning questions. BP is keen to accentuate its eco-friendly ambitions. But critics doubt how seriously the company is committed to cleaning up its act [News Source]

You and your carbon footprint. Fuel colossus BP offers an online facility that allows you to calculate your carbon footprint. [News Source]

A shot in the arm for Columbiana Co.? The Columbiana County Port Authority is working to create a $4 billion facility to turn coal into liquid fuel. [News Source]

South Bay activists are angered by stalled bills. Legislation important to the Port of Los Angeles and South Bay air quality improvements may be scrapped this year, perhaps for political as much as policy reasons. [News Source]

Stopping warming long-term process. Global warming is a complicated problem of long standing — but the more we do now, the more likely our planet will remain a comfortable place to live. [News Source]

New nuclear plants will reduce pollution and dependence on foreign oil and gas resources. Local, state and federal government agencies should work with utilities to encourage the construction of new nuclear power plants. [News Source]

Katrina’s lessons fall on deaf ears. Katrina’s winds shredded through the Gulf South like a giant scythe, but it was the flood in New Orleans that jolted the national psyche, leaving the deepest memory. [News Source]

Advances in solar power closer with legislation. A proposed Empowering America Act could provide economic incentives for homeowners to go solar. [News Source]

Oahu’s proposed fossil fuel power plant is morally indefensible in light of global warming. HECO has proposed a fossil fuel power plant to be built in Campbell Industrial Park on Oahu in 2009. [News Source]

Warming up the public to the truth. The Weather Channel claims it will deliver sober reflection on the slow-motion weather disaster of global warming. [News Source]